"Under scrutiny, Passive Value +6845."
"Under suspicion, Passive Value +3412."
The information panel went wild with notifications.
Having secretly altered the spirit array's inscriptions, Xu Xiaoshou enjoyed the Passive Value bonus brought by Black Chicken Alchemy.
As time passed, it was not only the chairmen on the judges' platform who realized something was wrong. The sea of spectators likewise noticed the anomaly.
"Hey, look at Young Master Xu. That black chicken is incredible—it still hasn't blown up the furnace!"
"Something's off, something's definitely off... Shouldn't the alchemy assistant be Xiao Wanfeng? Why is Xiao Wanfeng only serving tea while the task of selecting spirit herbs has been handed to that black chicken? Can it steal jobs too?"
"I seriously suspect there's something wrong with that chicken! Maybe it's an old alchemist from some Demi-Saint faction in disguise. It should be thoroughly investigated!"
"There's something wrong with the chicken? I think you've gone stupid. Have you ever seen veteran alchemists from any faction willingly sacrificing their lives and dignity just to turn into black chickens and rush one after another into a pill cauldron to die?"
"Uh, that's true..."
The crowd erupted in debate.
The staff who had originally been waiting for the chairmen's command to drag Young Master Xu out of the spirit array and throw him out also calmed down one after another, their eyes wide as they watched the unbelievable scene unfold.
On the viewing platform, quite a few leaders of major factions had also risen to their feet, utterly unable to suppress the shock in their hearts as they stared in dumbstruck disbelief.
"Black Chicken Alchemy..." countless people murmured.
This was too outrageous! From ancient times until now, no one had ever seen such an absurd method of alchemy.
Nor had anyone ever witnessed such absurd Black